I am waiting to see what Tesla does with their so-called major update to the apps before I do another GUI. Remote S used to be simpler looking, but because I kept adding features, the one page started getting more crowded. If I had known about the new features ahead of time, it would have made designing the GUI easier. So I would prefer to know what extra features (if any) the new Tesla app will bring before I create another GUI.
I can't tell if the car is unoccupied from the API. Also I don't dare autolock someone through the app, because that sounds like something that would get someone locked out of their own car by accident. Like if you left your phone and car keys in the Tesla and walk out the car to unplug the supercharger, you wouldn't want to walk back to the car to a locked door (this has happened to me before).
That would be nice if Apple allows me to run the app in the background, but wouldn't make much sense if you had to open the app to get that notification, because you can just look at the screen and see that the car is unlocked. This is why when the car is unlocked, I color the text above the car (firmware version & car name) in a contrasting orange color and also color the big lock icon in the same orange. This is meant to draw your attention to the fact that your car is still unlocked. I do make it a habit of checking my app to see that the doors are indeed locked (luckily Remote S updates really quickly so it only takes a second or two to check).
. I've seen things like Amazon Echo Alexa, and maybe Logging Tools, offering this - but that would be continuously polling the car to see what its state was etc.
I know an app who can solve that problem for you: Remote S. You can unlock your car from your Apple Watch if you did lock the keys/iphone inside the car. Ever heard of the app?
Haha, I didn't have my watch on me at the time. What I ended up doing was borrow someone's iPhone and then unlocked the car from there.I know an app who can solve that problem for you: Remote S. You can unlock your car from your Apple Watch if you did lock the keys/iphone inside the car. Ever heard of the app?
., I would like to see all available AC charging/inlet and battery related current/voltage/power values whenever they are available )
I don't actually know the battery voltage. It's not one of the fields provided by the API. I did however conclude that the voltage is around 380 V based on my extensive research. If I'm wrong about it for your particular vehicle, you can change the default value in the app's settings. I don't know the exact power. But I know the exact battery current.I like the new fields at the top
Can you calculate and show the battery voltage as well perhaps?
If I understand correctly you know the exact battery power and battery current, it should be possible calculate voltage too - P= U I , U = P/I.
One other thing, on the previous version (before tuesday) I think it was possible to see charging/AC inlet current in additon to the power drained from the battery even when not charging. Or do I remember wrong? Is it possible to see that again?
The use case here is to see power consumtion when activating climate remotely when connected to the wall but not currently charging the battery (it was nice to see whether heating the car was partially or fully covered by the AC inlet current).
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Ah, perhaps in a future release. I didn't realize that people even used that feature. It was just something fun I added.
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Well, I'm using the same commands as Tesla's app does, so it's probably a bug with Tesla or... It could also be that when you opened the door, the HVAC kicked on, and that actually does cause the charger to charge your car to power the HVAC even though it's not actually in "charge mode". So while the dash doesn't say that it's charging the car, electricity IS flowing through the UMC to power the HVAC. So you might want to try stopping the charge and making sure that the HVAC is not on and that you didn't open the door yet. Then see if it's still flashing green or just blue.
Agreed lots-on-screen, but once it becomes familiar its convenient to be able to see all-at-a-glance. Might just be that all the early-adopters are geeks though?!!Yeah, there's a learning curve but there's also plenty of documentation. You'll get used to it....we all love it!
